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I've worked with a number of startups this year, and with medium sized companies launching new products and brands. This, I must say, is an effort fraught with peril. There are many pitfalls along the way. I've had to explain this so often that I thought a blog post covering it would help.
These points apply to small businesses, infoproducts, consultants, as well as to the launch of new brands or products by bigger companies. They apply to anyone that wants effective marketing and needs their customers to take action, become leads, or buy something.
7 Failure Points For Launches & Start-Ups
In a startup/launch situation, here are the things that can go wrong:
1. Error with purchasing process- not actually possible to buy
2. Tracking set up incorrectly
3. Wrong audience targeting
4. Wrong ad messaging
5. Product or service that no audience wants
6. Landing page that doesn't sell the product effectively
7. Wrong price for audience
Problems #1 and #2: Can They Actually Buy It And Are We Tracking It?
Purchase happens at the end of the process, but if it doesn't work, you'll waste time on everything else. Does your order process work? And if you've set up tracking, have you run a test order via Facebook ads and AdWords ads and made sure it tracked them properly? If not, you may get back bad data which makes you think there's another problem, when in fact, there's not. Check these first.
Problems #3 and #4: Hitting The Right Prospects With The Right Message
The first two are about how you get people to hear about and consider what you're offering. You could use Facebook, AdWords, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, content marketing- really any traffic generation strategy. The question is, are you reaching the right prospects/audience? And are you hitting them with a message that makes sense to them and stimulates them to click and consider your offer.
I realized after working with a few startups that I had to explain that the first stage is actually market research and message testing. If you can't get people to click to your site, you can't grow traffic or customers. No matter how much you think you know about your potential customers, you don't know yet what marketing messages will get results. The first step is to get them to pay attention and to click.
Problem #5: Does Anyone Really Want To Buy This?
If no one has ever bought what you're selling, how do you know ANYONE wants it? When you create a service or product, hopefully you started with what you knew people wanted. Sometimes they need something but don't want it. How badly do they want it?
Sometimes, in the early stages, there aren't good results, so we wonder- "is it the traffic generation strategy, or is it the product/service?" Maybe no one wants it. If you can make AdWords part of your early traffic generation strategy, you're more likely to find people searching for exactly what you offer at exactly the time they need it. If you can't get sales from that, there's something in stages three through six.
Once you get that first sale- that's a HUGE deal. There's a near infinite distance between zero and one. One sale tells you it's possible, and you just need to tweak it in various ways to make it more profitable. Zero sales is the biggest problem.
Problem #6: Is Your Landing Page Effective?
Landing pages are crazy. It's easier to test ad messages to see what gets a response. With landing pages, are you split-testing two approaches? One of my clients used two videos, and people only watched one for one minute but they watched the other video for three minutes. Performance can vary widely. Test multiple landing pages, headlines, and videos. Use CrazyEgg to see where they're clicking and where they're not. Set up analytics goals to see which traffic sources do what. You need more tests and more tracking to figure out what works and what doesn't.
Problem #7: Wrong Price For Audience
If you track the number of people to your lead form AND the number that submit it, you find out how many balk at the last step. If you have prices on that lead form, this is a way to test pricing for audiences from different sources. If you have an ecommerce site and track people who put something in the cart versus those who buy, you can find out how much hesitancy there is at the actual purchase decision. Maybe you need to add a sweetener or some kind of urgency to get more conversions. Maybe your prices are too high or too low. You can also test multiple landing pages, each with different prices.
The process is more complex than most people think. The number of things that can go wrong is higher. The amount of testing you need and the quality of tracking is greater. And that is one reason why so many small businesses fail. Even Coke has launched failed products. Every new launch or new business is a test. You must have a plan, and a budget and some time for exploration. You may discover which is your problem above and have to spend even more time finding the solution. Or it may just come down to #5 – no matter what you do, nobody really wants it.
But hopefully this post gives you a map and troubleshooting guide, and more of you will succeed!
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Technical report Frank / Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Fachbereich Informatik und Mathematik, Institut für Informatik
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- Logics (1)
- Logik (1)
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- Verifikation (1)
- contextual equivalence (1)
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- A termination proof of reduction in a simply typed calculus with constructors (2010)
- The well-known proof of termination of reduction in simply typed calculi is adapted to a monomorphically typed lambda-calculus with case and constructors and recursive data types. The proof differs at several places from the standard proof. Perhaps it is useful and can be extended also to more complex calculi.
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- Simulation in the call-by-need lambda-calculus with letrec (2010)
- This paper shows the equivalence of applicative similarity and contextual approximation, and hence also of bisimilarity and contextual equivalence, in the deterministic call-by-need lambda calculus with letrec. Bisimilarity simplifies equivalence proofs in the calculus and opens a way for more convenient correctness proofs for program transformations. Although this property may be a natural one to expect, to the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first one providing a proof. The proof technique is to transfer the contextual approximation into Abramsky's lazy lambda calculus by a fully abstract and surjective translation. This also shows that the natural embedding of Abramsky's lazy lambda calculus into the call-by-need lambda calculus with letrec is an isomorphism between the respective term-models.We show that the equivalence property proven in this paper transfers to a call-by-need letrec calculus developed by Ariola and Felleisen.
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- Reconstruction a logic for inductive proofs of properties of functional programs (2010)
- A logical framework consisting of a polymorphic call-by-value functional language and a first-order logic on the values is presented, which is a reconstruction of the logic of the verification system VeriFun. The reconstruction uses contextual semantics to define the logical value of equations. It equates undefinedness and non-termination, which is a standard semantical approach. The main results of this paper are: Meta-theorems about the globality of several classes of theorems in the logic, and proofs of global correctness of transformations and deduction rules. The deduction rules of VeriFun are globally correct if rules depending on termination are appropriately formulated. The reconstruction also gives hints on generalizations of the VeriFun framework: reasoning on nonterminating expressions and functions, mutual recursive functions and abstractions in the data values, and formulas with arbitrary quantifier prefix could be allowed.


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With the 2007-08 fantasy hockey season underway, I decided to focus two columns (players in the Eastern Conference and players in the Western Conference).
As dobberhockey readers, many of you already know a great deal about point potentials of various players, but for those of you in leagues that include non-standard scoring categories, these columns are right up your alley.
In this second column, let's take a look at some of the guys in the western conference.
***The following statistics are accurate after games from Sunday, October 28, 2007***
Historical Statistic - Alex Tanguay had one of the best shooting percentages in the NHL in both the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. In 2005-06, he scored a goal on 29 of his 129 shots on goal (22.4%). In 2006-07, he scored 22 goals with just 107 shots on goal (20.6%). In leagues that reward shots on goal, Tanguay has obviously been somewhat of a liability, but for those that reward shooting percentage, Tanguay is historically one of the best.
This Season - After getting off to an "inaccurate" start, Tanguay is starting to return to his high shooting percentage ways recently… After zero goals in 20 shots through the first nine games of the season, he now has three goals in seven shots in the last two games. He's not a shoot first player, so never expect a high shot on goal stat from this guy… He will give decent goal totals though, because he picks his spots/chances well.
Historical Statistic - Henrik Zetterberg had 19 game winning goals in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. He had more game winners than any other player in the NHL during these to seasons. With 81 total goals since the beginning of the 2005 season, approximately every fourth goal Zetterberg has tallied is a game winner. While game winning goals sometimes seem to be as much about luck as they are skill, Zetterberg seems to have proven that he has the luck and/or skill to help any fantasy squad that counts game winning goals.
This Season - With nine goals this season (tied for second most in the league) thus far, Zetterberg looks to continue his trend of scoring and getting game winners. While he doesn't have any yet this season, he's on the best goal scoring pace of his career, and there's no reason to think that he won't help out any fantasy team in the gwg stat category.
Historical Statistic - Josh Harding has the following NHL career stats: 1.75 GAA, 94.1 save %, three shutouts, and seven wins. He's only started eleven NHL games. Is this kid ever going to come back down to earth? In leagues that count GAA and save percentage, he's huge because while he won't help a fantasy team much with cumulative stats (wins, shut outs), he's been one of the best goalies when he plays in terms of GAA and save %.
This Season - Despite a loss and an overtime loss in his last two games, Harding has still posted a 1.96 GAA, 93.9 save %, one shutout, and two wins in four starts this season. He looks to continue his amazing stats once again this season, and with Backstrom sidelined recently with groin troubles, Harding will help a bit more in cumulative leagues for the next few weeks. He'll get a shot to steal the job with stellar play, but with Demitra and Gaborik both currently sidelined, he may not get the wins to steal starts from Backstrom quite yet. Watch this situation carefully though (especially if Backstrom takes longer to recover or re-injures himself).
Historical Statistic - Dion Phaneuf has taken 512 shots on goal in 170 career NHL games. He has averaged roughly three shots on goal per game. He leads all NHL defenders in shots on goal since the start of the 2005 season.
This Season - Phaneuf has continued his mission to punish western conference goalies with rubber as he has 40 shots on goal in just 11 games this season (an average of 3.6 shots on goal per game). He is also one of only eight NHL defenders to have at least 3 goals on the season. If your league includes cumulative shots on goal and/or special scoring for defender goals, Phaneuf is still your guy.
Historical Statistic - Rick Nash tied for the "Rocket" Richard Trophy for most goals in a season in the 2003-04 season posting 41 goals that year. In the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, he had just 58 total goals. Fellow Richard Trophy winners from 2003-04 Ilya Kovalchuk and Jarome Iginla have had 94 goals and 74 goals (respectively) during the same span since winning the trophy.
This Season - Rick Nash has eight goals in ten games so far this season (a 65 goal pace through 82 games), and is currently outscoring both Kovalchuk and Iginla for the first time since they all won the trophy three seasons ago. Needless to say, it seems as though the "Old" Rick Nash is back. While he may not contribute as many assists over the course of the season as Kovalchuk and/or Iginla, he'll certainly help any team in the goal scoring category. In addition, while his career plus/minus is minus-64, he seems to be in for a "positive" season this year.
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Atletico looks to deny Chelsea, Mourinho final
Mourinho's Chelsea plays at Atletico's Vicente Calderon Stadium on Tuesday with its domestic title hopes floundering following a 2-1 loss to last-place Sunderland on Saturday.
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Wenger happy with patient Arsenal
Arsene Wenger praised a patient performance from his Arsenal side as they saw off Hull to remain on course for Champions League qualification.
Silva doubtful for Baggies clash
Manchester City playmaker David Silva is a doubt for the Barclays Premier League clash with West Brom due to an ankle problem.
Monaco beats Nice 1-0 in France
Dimitar Berbatov helped Monaco secure a Champions League spot with a 1-0 win over Nice in the French league on Sunday.
Everton overwhelms Man United in 2-0 win
First-half goals by Leighton Baines - from the penalty spot - and Kevin Mirallas kept Everton one point behind fourth-place Arsenal with three games left, and guaranteed United won't be playing in Europe's top competition next season.
Norwich 2 Liverpool 3: Reds five points clear at top of table
Raheem Sterling scored twice and Luis Suarez broke the 30-goal barrier as Barclays Premier League leaders Liverpool beat Norwich 3-2 at Carrow Road to move five points clear at the top of the table.
Dwyer's 2 goals power Sporting KC over Impact 4-0
Dom Dwyer scored two goals in the second half, giving him four in his last four matches, and Sporting Kansas City moved into a share of the Eastern Conference lead with a 4-0 victory over the winless Montreal Impact on Saturday night.
Cardiff fight back to grab a point
Peter Whittingham's second-half penalty gave Cardiff a precious point in their scrap for Barclays Premier League survival - but the Welsh club still have it all to do.
Real Salt Lake downs Portland 1-0 to stay unbeaten
Ned Grabavoy scored in the 78th minute, goalkeeper Nick Rimando fended off a flurry of late shots and Real Salt Lake defeated the Portland Timbers 1-0 Saturday night to remain Major League Soccer's only unbeaten team.
Martins' goal lifts Seattle over Chivas 2-1
Obafemi Martins scored in the 81st minute to lift the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 win over Chivas USA on Saturday night.
Manneh's Goal Gives Whitecaps 2-2 Draw With Galaxy
Manneh fired in a shot from just outside the top of the 18-yard box after taking a pass from Darren Mattocks.
Perez Scores In 88th As FC Dallas Tops Toronto 2-1
Second-half substitute Blas Perez scored in the 88th minute to lift FC Dallas a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night.
Chicago Fire Draw 1-1 Against New England Revolution
New England Revolution goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth stopped Juan Luis Anangono's penalty kick in the first minute of stoppage time Saturday to preserve a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire, who matched a Major League Soccer record with their sixth straight tie.
For the Union , it was their fourth tie in five games. The Dynamo are winless in their last four.
Edinson Cavani scores twice to fire PSG to 2-1 win over Lyon in League Cup final
Edinson Cavani scored twice to fire Paris Saint-Germain to a 2-1 win over Lyon in the French League Cup final on Saturday.
Soccer: Sunderland stun Chelsea
Chelsea suffered a major setback to its Premier League title aspirations with a 2-1 loss against last-placed Sunderland on Sunday, ending Jose Mourinho's 77-match unbeaten home run during two spells in charge at Stamford Bridge.
Mario Balotelli scores 1 goal and sets up another as AC Milan beats Livorno 3-0 in Serie A
Mario Balotelli set a personal record with his 14th goal of the Serie A season and set up another score as AC Milan beat visiting Livorno 3-0 on Saturday for its fifth straight win.
Martino defends Messi, takes blame for Barca fall
In the past two weeks, Barcelona has been eliminated from the Champions League by Atletico Madrid, lost the Copa del Rey final to rival Real Madrid, and fallen behind in third place in the league.
Tottenham beats Fulham 3-1 in Premier League
Spurs remained sixth in the standings but cut their deficit to fourth-place Arsenal to four points after goals from Paulinho, Harry Kane and Younes Kaboul ended relegation-threatened Fulham's run of two consecutive wins.
Crystal Palace boss: 'We're safe, but let's not carried away - there is more to do'
The Eagles boss finally admitted that there will be Premier League football at Selhurst Park next season following the 3-2 win at Everton on Wednesday night.


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My musical life began during the "folk boom" of the 1960's. I began songwriting and performing during my high school years. Later I was a member of a folk-rock band called The Bean Angels. We preformed and recorded in the Iowa City, Iowa area. Later I attended Montana State University where I studied music education. My training included: piano skills, music theory, music history, aural perception, conducting, and vocal pedagogy. I have several decades experience in teaching. I have taught guitar, piano, voice, and ukulele, and have directed a children's choir.
*** Lesson Details ***
I believe that each individual has his or her own particular learning style and pace. Accordingly I try to tailor my instruction to best fit the individual student. The first lessons will emphasize such things as posture and holding the instrument correctly, thus establishing a solid foundation to build on. Although I will assign exercises that are designed to build technique, I believe that creative musical expression is the true goal and that technique is just a means to that end.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Music room with instruments, keyboard, computer, and recording. Parents can sit in on lessons, and waiting area available.
*** Specialties ***
I am probably most proficient in folk and classical styles of guitar. I have some degree of competency in country, rock and roll, gospel, and jazz styles.
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American jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker said," Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." This sentiment shaped my views on music and its performance. One of my great pleasures in life is sharing an appreciation of music.
I had always been a part of music. My father played trumpet, my mother could play guitar and carry a tune. They believed music was an important part of life so they started me on piano at 5 years old. And I've been playing that ever since. I started learning to sing in my middle school chorus when I was 11 years old. I really liked it and I liked it more when I would sing my mother and father's favorite songs and see them smile. So I listened to a lot of singers and vocalists that they liked and learned by emulating them and applying what I was learning in chorus. My piano lessons helped grasp the theory behind music and gave me a good ear for pitches.
I studied voice at the University of Maryland College Park School of Music. In their chorus I had the pleasure of learning and performing many wonderful pieces such as Verdi's Requiem and St. Matthew's Passion. During that time I had chance of playing with the University Jazz Band as both their pianist and as their jazz singer. I even arranged my own version of Too Darn Hot by Cole Porter that was performed by the band in 2007.
I also work a lot with musical theatre. I've been in a number of shows in Maryland including Rent and Hairspray, and Into the Woods. I also free lance as a music director in the area. I've been a music director for 10 years and I love every minute of it. My music director credits include Children of Eden, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Annie, Grease, My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, And the World Goes Round, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Wizard of Oz, Jekyll & Hyde for which I was nominated for Outstanding Musical Direction in 2011 and Ragtime for which I was named one of the "Best of 2013: Favorite Musical Direction" by DC Metro Arts.
I believe that to get as good as you want to be, of course you have to work at it, but there's no reason that you can't enjoy learning it.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope to be able to teach you soon.
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Practice makes perfunk. This is a saying that was always hanging on my band teacher's door in high school. It was a reminder that it requires work to get something right, but you need to take breaks and relax a bit too. That's how I feel about teaching in general. Constantly working and being worried about getting it just right can lead to bad habits. So I make sure that the lesson is balanced between a relaxed atmosphere and an effective working environment.
I can teach a variety of styles. But I like to always make sure that the fundamentals of singing are solid regardless of whether you want to sing classical or jazz or pop. So I go into:
Proper techniques for breathing
Creating good tonal sounds
I believe that singers have a greater advantage if they are able to read music and understand theory. I believe that it makes learning music by oneself much easier as well. So I also have the option to go into basic music theory (i.e. reading music notation and rhythms) to advance music theory(i.e. roman numeral analysis, ear training, harmonic progression) if you choose to do so.
For intro to piano, I follow the same structure as beginning singers and also start with the fundamental basics that will help lead into whatever style you wish to play:
How to read music
Understanding basic music theory
how to play what you read
Finger strengthening
For both piano and singing: After some basic training, I start to give a variety of different style songs to work with. I do encourage student to bring songs they want to learn and tailor lessons around that particular song and style. I like them to learn 2 songs per lesson increasing to 3 or 4 depending on the pace of the student and the amount of workload they feel they are able to handle.
I do believe that listening to music is part of the learning process so every few weeks or so I like to give the student 1 or 2 youtube clips I found and have them watch it then come in the next week and we discuss the video both good and bad and what they can learn from it.
As they progress the songs get more difficult and we start really honing in on the techniques of the production of sound as well as performance aesthetics, as in how to create a presence on stage, how to project the sound more, overall how to give a good performance.
Some of my past students would use the lesson time to learn about auditioning for musicals and stage productions. If the student has any such desire all they have to do is ask and I will set aside time to work on how to audition for shows and what most music directors look for when they hear you sing. For those who don't, I like to give the option to give a recital if the student feels comfortable to do so. It would be held in a local studio, very casual affair just to give the student that experience of music as a performing art.
Note: I do teach at my home. I do have pets, 3 guinea pigs and a cat. If this is an issue, I can also travel to the student home.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Music room with keyboard and office equipment. Seating for parents.
**She has a cat, and some guinea pigs**
*** Travel Equipment ***
Teaching piano: I own a weighted keyboard suitable for instruction.
Teaching voice: I can accompany the student as they sing
*** Specialties ***
In piano I tend to teach classical, but I do move away from that after they've grasped the basic technique and theory to how to sight read and improvise, even play by ear.
In voice, I start with basic classical technique and after they've grasped the fundamentals of good vocal production, branch out into different styles of music from straight classical/opera to Broadway to jazz to pop and r&b.
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My name is Jennifer. I got my degree in vocal performance and minored in Jazz. I began voice lessons myself when I was eight. I am a mezzo soprano, and can teach both female and male voices. I have performed in several opera productions including but not limited to The Marriage of Figaro, Dido and Aeneus, Tenderland, and Hand of Bridge. I have worked and performed in masterworks by Brahms, Chopin, Mozart to name a few. I studied in French, English, Spanish, Italian, and German. I studied diction, ear training, piano, music history, pedagogy, and music theory. I have also performed with artists such as New York Voices, Bobby Mcferrin and Kurt Elling. I was blessed with many learning opportunites to grow in my passion and I would love to pass that knowledge and passion to anyone who wants to learn.
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Lessons are designed around the needs of each student. The first lessons is always spent testing range, knowledge and abilities already known by the student. Then the student weighs in on what kind of music they would like to learn and what they hope to gain from the lessons. Theory and ear training are incorporated into the lessons. We work on breathing, technique and style. Generally we start with English or Italian. We work on vocal performance from a classical standpoint but Jazz and Broadway can also be taught if desired by the student. Scales and exercises are given each week to be worked on until the next lesson. A recording device is encouraged if the student cannot play the piano. Also, a voice note book to take notes during the lesson to be used during practice during the week.
*** Travel Equipment ***
I have a keyboard and books
*** Specialties ***
classical voice and jazz voice.
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My parents play(ed) with the Boston and Baltimore Symphonies. I was trained at Oberlin Conservatory, New England Conservatory, and Cape Cod Conservatory. I was certified by Yale University to teach K-12 Music.
We have a dirty, smelly, slobbery, friendly 2-year-old 150-pound Newfoundland who wants to meet you and give you a ride in his cart, and a beautiful, friendly domestic shorthair cat who wants you to feed him. Try to ignore them.
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We start by determining where you want to be a year from now, then figure out how to get there. In daily practice it is less important to practice a certain number of minutes; rather, the ability to do the task well is emphasized. Gadgets (metronome, recorder, transcriber) are a help to see whether you "got it."
*** Studio Equipment ***
Living room with upright piano. Parents can sit in on lessons.
*** Travel Equipment ***
I have piano at home. I have electronic piano if traveling to student's house and student lacks access to piano.
*** Specialties ***
Acting, Broadway Singing, Flute, Guitar, Music Performance, Music Theory, Opera Voice, Piano, Singing, Speaking Voice
I graduated from Grove City College in May 2010 with a Bachelors of Music in Music Education.
I am currently on a Parental Leave of Absence from my position as Director of Choral Activities at Patuxent High School in Lusby, MD where I conducted 4 choirs, taught Guitar and AP Theory, directed the Glee Club, and served as Musical Director for the school's Spring Musical Productions.
American writer Joseph Campbell said, �The job of an educator is to teach students to see the vitality in themselves. � I believe that my role as your teacher and adviser is to help you find your voice and connect to your instrument. Music is a universal language that takes our human experience to a higher level and I hope I can help!
*** Lesson Details ***
Music should be enjoyable, so my number one goal is to bring joy to you, the performer, and to your potential audiences. I encourage you to communicate with me about your musical preferences and goals in your role as a music student.
My lessons follow a format each week. We begin with warm ups and technique building, followed by an in depth look at grade appropriate music selections that appeal to you, the student. Through practice, you will be given the tools necessary to reach mastery on each selection with dedicated practice.
In a vocal setting, warm ups consist of breathing exercises and vocalises. I teach in depth classical technique and explore the physiological aspect of vocal production and how it relates to classical music as well as to jazz and pop genres. We will work on vowel shape, vocal placement, and breath connection that will give you the tools you need to be successful in a variety of vocal genres.
Skill building assignments will be assigned weekly to help you form good practice habits that will set you on a pass towards success!
*** Studio Equipment ***
Lessons will be held in my home where we have a digital piano available. Quiet neighborhood, available parking, one dog.
*** Specialties ***
I am currently on a Parental leave of absence from Calvert County Public Schools where I worked full time as a choral director and specialize in choral performance. My Chamber Choir girls qualified for the Maryland State Choral Festival in the Spring of 2012.
I specialize in classical singing technique.
Broadway Singing, Music Performance, Music Theory, Opera Voice, Piano, Singing, Speaking Voice
I have both an undergraduate and graduate degree from the University of Oxford, and graduate degree in voice from The Peabody Institute. I'm a working singer who currently sings as a cantor at the National Shrine in DC. You might have seen me sing on EWTN one afternoon or evening. I have a very eclectic taste in music and am happy to teach almost any style where real singing is happening including pop, rock, musical theater and classical.
I have an extensive understanding of the human voice from my university studies and will show you exercises to unlock your full potential should you want to work. Then we can put that voice into practice in any style you choose. I'm happy to suggest repertoire but I would rather you bring me the music you know and love.
I believe that all singing in all styles should come from a place of solid vocal technique. This means a sound which is supported from a low breath, free from tension in the throat, neck, jaw and tongue, and which is first and foremost beautiful.
NB I am happy to travel to student's houses ONLY if they live in the NW Washington DC area (Bethesda, Van Ness) and are close to a Red Line Metro station.
*** Studio Equipment ***
- Piano
- Electronic Piano
*** Specialties ***
- Classic Broadway
- Art Song
- Opera, both early and modern
"Steven is very professional and extremely helpful. He always has a smile on and is serious about helping you phrase the music. I would highly recommend him to anyone."
"It's been really exciting so far! Jordan has been so helpful, so knowledgeable. I could not have found a better instructor and I'm getting better and better every day."
"My daughter's wedding was weeks away and I had never been able to dance a step. With Jenny's help, I came further than ever before in such short time in any subject."


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Liked the last episode. Especially the scene with Eric Cartman nonchalantly taking care of psychiatrist's wife.
Butters continues to crack me up.
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Loved the whole small penis bit....especially the vehicle montage.......
Slash is real guys!
enjoyed last nights episode....the Santa Claus/Slash in the history book had me cracking up as did the Miracle on 34th St reference.
I actually found the Slash story line much funnier then the Crack Baby storyline....apart from the jacuzzi scene. That scene ranks up there with Cartman snorting KFC chicken skin.


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HARD TO believe, but sleepy Upland is making more news than ever. At Monday's City Council meeting, one council member voluntarily whacked her pay by four-fifths, another was attacked for ethics violations and the mayor was piled upon by angry firefighters.
Oh, and I got to meet Velvet, a Labrador retriever who is said to be an admirer of my work.
During public comment, Ron Chrisman showed off the dog, which he's training to become a guide for a blind person.
"She came tonight because she's desperate to meet David Allen," Chrisman remarked. "I read his columns to her and she loves his humor. She appreciates his style of writing, and if I happen to stop in the middle, she grabs it and chews on every word."
Before the meeting ended, I introduced myself to Velvet, who had sat quietly through the two hours in which tempers had flared among the humans in attendance.
Velvet sits alertly when my columns are read aloud, Chrisman told me.
Good girl.
I knew this was going to be a fun meeting when I arrived at City Hall and found two of the roughly 87 Velto siblings outside, acting brotherly.
"After I moved out, Mom wouldn't let you watch the Three Stooges because you would emulate it," Bill Velto said at one point.
"Not true," Robert Velto replied.
"Did you or did you not do the Curly Shuffle at graduation?" Bill persisted.
"I did not," Robert said.
I hightailed it indoors for the relative peace of a council meeting.
The new city attorney, Kimberly Hall Barlow, was introduced. She will be providing Upland with legal advice on behalf of the respected firm Dewey Cheatham and Howe. Pardon me, I meant Jones and Mayer.
Public comment encompassed 19 speakers over the course of 50 minutes. Among the topics: Councilman Gino Filippi.
He took a $2,000 donation from Upland firefighters and soon afterward voted to approve their new contract, a no-no under the city's ethics policy. The contract was approved on a 4-0 vote, so Filippi's support didn't mean much, and he returned the donation.
Fine, but after being elected as a reform candidate, this incident didn't exactly burnish his credentials.
At the last council meeting, Tom Mitchell, an ally of Mayor Ray Musser, expounded as if Filippi ought to be hauled away in irons. On Monday, a little less caffeinated, Mitchell settled for advising council members to censure Filippi.
He swore none of this had anything to do with the fact that Filippi and Musser are duking it out for the mayorship.
(Curious what that noxious stench was Monday? I think it was the Upland mayoral campaign.)
Meanwhile, two leaders of the Upland Professional Firefighters Association said they felt their union's integrity was being questioned just because they gave a campaign donation. And they gave it to Musser and Mitchell in scorching terms.
The vice president told Musser this was "a desperate attempt to oust your competition for a position you have never been elected by the people for" - a reference to Musser's appointment to the mayor's seat after two failed election tries - while the president said the two were "dragging the Fire Department into your mud-slinging, personal and political attacks."
I hope Musser wasn't counting on the union's endorsement.
Council members dropped the whole thing.
"We've got a lot of serious business to handle in the next few months. It appears a mistake was made. I don't believe it was intentional," Councilman Brendan Brandt said. He noted the ethics policy is essentially voluntary because it has no penalties or enforcement provisions.
More sparks flew with Councilwoman Debbie Stone's proposal that council members cut their compensation by 15 percent. She said that since employees have been asked to absorb cuts, council members should too.
To be fair, council members have already dropped their car allowances and lifetime medical benefits. As Stone is running for mayor too, her idea, like Mitchell's criticism, was treated as a campaign ploy.
Filippi, Brandt, Musser and Ken Willis each spoke about how much time and income they sacrifice to serve the community but how they love to do it because they're not there for the pay but how they think their pay has been cut enough.
Frankly, these monologues were self-serving and a little embarrassing. Filippi, who co-owns a winery, should have suggested whine pairings.
Musser tried to total up all the hours he spends on regional boards like Omnitrans, then mentioned in passing that he gets stipends for serving on them, but added that the stipends don't make up for the time the work takes away from his insurance business.
(At 77, nobody's forcing him to run for mayor or continue working, are they?)
He also said something about how he might return his city-provided iPad "because two is too many."
"If you're here for the pay, you're here for the wrong reason," Musser concluded with a chuckle. "I don't feel there should be a change, either up or down."
Brandt said council members can opt out of any compensation they don't want, and Willis said with a snarky smile: "If lower compensation makes you a better councilman, tomorrow you can contact the city clerk and indicate you want zero. And then you'll be perfect."
"Ken, I'm not going to wait until tomorrow morning. I would like to return my full cafeteria plan to the city effective immediately," Stone said, directing City Manager Stephen Dunn to take care of the paperwork.
She got a round of applause from the audience. Also, in the back of the room, Robert Velto, a Filippi supporter, groused audibly: "Nice campaign speech, Ross Perot."
What was Stone giving up? Council members are paid $500 per month in salary, but they also get $1,938 for city-paid health insurance or for deferred compensation that they can cash out when they leave the council.
Thus, Stone, rather than take a 15 percent cut as she'd urged, is taking a cut of 80 percent.
You could look at it that she's absorbing every council member's 15 percent cut all on her own.
"I know I did the right thing last night," Stone told me Tuesday morning. "I can't ask employees to do something I'm not willing to do. I don't know why the council didn't get it...It's unfortunate we didn't do it as a group."
Meanwhile, with no drama (or excuses), Rancho Cucamonga council members back in June quietly cut their pay by 10 percent. They did that by cutting their $100 stipend for serving as directors of the Fire District to $25, or a lower $17 for the mayor, per meeting.
Personally, I have no problem with Upland council members taking home $500 per month in pay, but why taxpayers should give them health insurance or deferred compensation, as if they were fulltime employees, is beyond me. Ditto for our other local cities, some of which also offer pensions to their part-time council members. Get over yourselves already.
At the end of the Upland meeting, the city manager gave an update.
"Well, the city's financial situation is still deteriorating," Dunn said matter-of-factly, as if he were remarking on the weather.
Revenues are down, and in the past month, City Hall has spent $150,000 on overtime: 62 percent going to the Fire Department, 27 percent to the Police Department and 10 percent to Public Works.
"It's hard to rein in," Dunn admitted. "We need to have bodies on the streets."
I'm not sure what we were supposed to take away from that, but Dunn promised more reports at subsequent meetings.
In related news, Upland is not only getting a proposal from the Sheriff's Department to take over policing the streets, it's going to do the same with the Fire Department. Letters inviting fire protection proposals from Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, San Bernardino County and the state are due to be mailed this week.
All in all, Upland may be going to the dogs.
If nothing else, that ought to be welcome news for my friend Velvet.
David Allen writes Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, doggedly. Reach him via email or 909-483-9339, read his blog, check out his Facebook page and follow @davidallen909 on Twitter.


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Walker strikes out swinging. Reds win 8-1!
Walker strikes out swinging. Reds win 8-1!
One of the best played wins of the year for the Reds. I enjoy wins on the road when the Reds get a lot of hits and don't rely on homers.
Brilliant start by Bailey: 9IP, 4H, 1ER, 1BB, 5 K.
Congrats to Bailey. Complete game gem!
Talent is God Given: be humble.
Fame is man given: be thankful.
Conceit is self given: be careful.
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Nice game thread tonight....
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Rough crowd. Defensive too.
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This is a story about me in MagiStream: I may continue it and don't be afraid to comment.
Warning, words are everywhere, and there are a lot of them. This is a long post.
There was a slight sound on light feet on stone steps, there almost always was in The Keep. Some creature coming in late from a long day, or an older Magi heading up to their bed after realizing he had gotten too deeply into that scroll he was translating.
However, today, it was not the usual, it was a young Magi, her beautiful dark blue robe fitting her perfectly, a touch of youth still left in her face. Her hair was brown and long reaching halfway down her back and pulled into a Minicorntail and her eyes where a hazel with bright green accents around the iris.
Her name was Caitlyn StarNight and she was one who always tested the limits.
Caitlyn was raised at The Keep by a normal human woman who had gotten lost on her way to her village. Her young child proved a handful and soon it was discovered after a few months that because she had been born here, she possessed great magical powers. The Magi of The Keep had been happy for the mother, and offered to send a tutor to the town where the mother lived once her child got old enough to be taught.
The mother, however, confessed that she did not wish for the child to get into any trouble and that she did not have the experience to handle such a gifted child. So the mother gave the young Caitlyn up to The Keep, leaving her a scroll to be given on how to find her, and why she had left her at The Keep.
Caitlyn grew up under the watchful eye of a few magi who delighted in having a child all their own. When she became old enough, she was put to study under Liav Noris, an older Magi, with good mind for young ones and a great sense of humor. Bothe talents were put to good use with Caitlyn as his student and the two often joked while Liav taught and Caitlyn was petting on his creatures.
But, Liav had been strict about one thing, that she was too young to have a creature of her own. As much as a simple Koi or a Winged Cat might seem easy, they required much patience and attention, which Caitlyn could not spare from her studies at this time.
Tonight, Caitlyn planned to prove him wrong, and Liav had the last two days awake translating a scroll from an unknown language to something she could read and was now asleep in his room, with his loud, snoring Razan Lemur sleeping with him.
Caitlyn stepped outside into the cool night air, her eyes adjusting to the darkness quickly. She looked around seeing some gryphon flying to The Keep for the night and a few Ariessa standing close to each other. The air wasn't all that cold, but she pulled up her hood anyways and walked down to the sparkling dark water that was the stream.
Even in the middle of the night, there were eggs in The Stream and Caitlyn knelt down to study them, the shells of multiple eggs gleaming in the silver moonlight. She sat there for a while, watching some Koi bring a few out of the current and nestle them among the reeds along the water's edge. She didn't see any which attracted her attention and she turned away to go back when a brightly colored fleck caught her eye.
Caitlyn turned to see a rainbow egg, caught under some grass in the Stream. She leaned down and picked it up, drying it off gently with her robe and smiled as it seem to come alive in her hands. The young magi didn't remember what it was, she could research it in the library tomorrow.
Looking around to make sure no one else except a few grazing Cervinus Deer had seen her, she slipped back inside the Keep and back to her room.
Caitlyn woke the next morning to a knock on her door. She blinked then looked down at the red sleeping gown she usually wore and yawned.
"Come one Caitlyn," Liav called through the door, "We are going to study with a few Mermaids down by the lake. They want to teach you some of their spells, and maybe you can show them a few things as well."
"Yes, Liav." Caitlyn answered and she threw off the covers and slipped on a lighter blue robe with hand stitched white patterns on it. She had learned that spell when she was younger from an older woman caretaker, it had been fun.
After getting changed Caitlyn paused and looked at the small dresser in one corner of her room, usually it held books, but the books had unceremonious shoved under her bed and the drawer lined with her older robes to create a nest. She walked over and opened the drawer softly, looking at the brightly colored egg inside before closing the drawer again and exiting the room to go study with her mentor.
It was late in the day when Caitlyn and Liav returned to The Keep, the Mermaids had been delighted to meet Caitlyn, who had a wonderful sense of humor and also would do the favor of helping braid their hair while they showed her different things with water spells and such. Now Liav had sent her to study in her room, while he attended a lecture about some complex thing which Caitlyn still had yet to understand.
The young magi quickly entered her room and set down her books she opened them on her bed to the correct page and then walked over to the drawer. She pulled out the egg gently and studied it. She looked at the page in the book and read the name out loud.
"Puvia. It's a Puvia egg."
Caitlyn turned it in her hands, admiring its colorful shell, then placing it on the bed beside her she laid down on her stomach and put away to breed book and continued to study the words of the poem the mermaids had given her.
Caitlyn woke with a start as she heard a noise. She looked around confused, before she realized it was middle of the night. She was still wearing her day robe and the poem scroll was still on her bed, a little crumpled from where she had lain her head on it.
But that was no what had waken her from her slumber, no, a small crack had appeared in the egg and Caitlyn quickly put away the mermaid poem and formed up a nest of blankets around the bright egg while she thanked her almost absentminded store of sunflower seeds she kept in her room to snack on. She started breaking open the seeds before she realized she still had that package of waterberries from the mermaids in her pouch.
After about 10 minutes of cracking seeds and setting up a plate of bright blue waterberries, she waited anxiously as the egg cracked even more. She watched as red beak poked out and finally the egg shell cracked enough for a fuzzy Puvia to be sitting on the bed. It didn't cry because it saw Caitlyn sitting at its eye level, but it opened its beak in a clear indication it was hungry.
Caitlyn smiled and started to feed the berries and seeds to the young bird. It was obvious that keeping the Puvia secret would be hard, especially with Liav around, but she would be able to, and the Puvia was already hopping out of the small nest she had made to look around the room.
"Hello Young one." She said gently and the Puvia looked at her, curiously. It hopped over, its wings spread slightly, already drying off from the inside slime of an egg and tilted its head at her. "I'm going to pick you up, alright?" The bird couldn't speak, but it let Caitlyn pick her up and study him.... no her. "You're a girl, how about I name you Sorra?"
The bird didn't seem to mind the name and hopped back onto the bed to explore where to lie on the blanket for the night.
Caitlyn grinned, knowing full well she was in for a tongue lashing when Liav found out, but she didn't care. Sorra was hers now, and nothing would break them apart. So the young magi blinked suddenly blurry hazel-green eyes and crawled back into bed after cleaning up the eggshell, with a puffball of a Puvia sleeping beside her.
A semi-loud peeping sound woke Caitlyn and she sat up to find Sorra sitting in her lap wings flapping a little as she asked to be fed. Caitlyn groaned and looked outside, the sun wasn't even up yet, but she got herself into this mess and she was going to raise this Puvia.
She cradled the bird in her arms to quiet it before she changed back to her favorite dark blue robe and picked up the Puvia and headed down to the great hall where breakfast was served.
After creeping back Liav's room and into the dining hall where breakfast was served she placed her new Puvia on the table and got some fresh fruit for herself and her Puvia along with some seeds just for the bird.
She placed the plate in front of Sorra who quickly ate it up in record time, already looking bigger and turned her now bright purple eyes back to Caitlyn. They were already showing the signs of intelligence and Caitlyn nodded and the bird hopped onto her arm and snuggled close as she brought her outside.
Outside The Keep, Caitlyn could see the sky turning a milky blue and Sorra looking around to study as creatures started to emerge from The Keep.
Sorra made a few peeps before she released a note from her beak that sounded like pure music. She spread her wings and flapped, launching into the air and darting off to play with two young gryphons as they flew through the air.
The young magi smiled and ran a hand over her hair, fixing it with a spell she had learned and binding into a minicorntail and sat down in the shade of a tree to watch her Puvia play as the sun rose.
Liav wasn't angry with his student.
Caitlyn had the odd habit of disappearing whenever he wished to go somewhere early. The sun had just risen and his Talvar had woken him so that he could wake Caitlyn in time to travel to the Koi Pond to get a new fish for his own collection of them. He had a female Koi who had lost her clutch of eggs to a storm and he wanted to her a new egg to care for until she was ready to breed again.
Bit his student had not been in her room, the hastily shed light blue robe she had wore yesterday had been seen haphazardly across the floor in her room and books from yesterday laying unread in a pile on the dresser. Liav had thought maybe she had been in the library and had gone with his lemur trotting next to the large library to see it quiet and cold. He had searched all over the building, and finally giving up he collected a pouch for carrying the Koi eggs from the Koi Pond and set off outside.
Liav stepped outside to a barely risen sun, with a flock of his own creatures greeting him. He gave each one a small caress, projecting his love for them and starting down the path towards the Pond with a few of his companions following before he heard a familiar laugh.
Liav's gray eyes turned to see Caitlyn staring up at three fling creatures, one a young Puvia, the other two young gryphons. The three where dive bombing his student in a mock battle, with Caitlyn trying fend them from attacking her with small gusts of winds from a wind spell.
Liav watched, amused, knowing his student loved to play with the young creatures. And he silently started to approach her when the Puvia landed onto Caitlyn's outstretched arms and placed its multi-colored head under Caitlyn's chin and let out a warbled song which stopped Liav dead in his tracks.
Young Puvias did that only to their parents or two their magi companions. It was a symbol of their bond... which meant...
His eyes narrowed and forgetting all about silence, he walked briskly over to his student, his companions fleeing the wrath of their magi before they could feel it head on.
"Caitlyn StarNight!" He called out sharply and his student turned in surprise, the Puvia bird in her arms perking up in surprise. the young gryphon fled quickly as they sensed his anger, but the Puvia bird huddled down in Caitlyn's arms instead of flying away.
Liav proceeded to launch into a long winded rant about how she should have listened to him, and she wasn't ready for the level of responsibility that came with raising a companion to adulthood. After he had finished, he had reduced Caitlyn to a wide-eyes, pleading young girl with an equally sad-faced Puvia in her arms.
"But I want to keep her..." Caitlyn started, but Liav cut her off.
"No, you will release her at once." Liav stated. "You are not ready to take care of her."
"But..." Caitlyn trailed off and looked down at the Puvia who gave a small chirp. "I've already named Sorra."
"You..." Liav began before scrubbed his face with both hands. "You named her?"
"Yes." Caitlyn said in a small voice.
"Alright, StarNight." He said severely. "I warned you about doing this, but Sorra is your responsibility. I am never going to help you take care of her, and you will still go on with your regular studies and exams, do you hear me?"
"Yes Master." His student said meekly before standing. "What are we doing today?"
Liav looked down at Caitlyn for a few more seconds before shaking his head. "The Koi Pond to fetch a few eggs for Hera who lost her own clutch."
Caitlyn nodded before having the small Puvia sit on her shoulder. "Yes, Liav, I'm ready."
Liav looked at the pair for a second more than sighed and headed off in the direction of the Koi Pond, with Caitlyn and Sorra following behind.


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- Revolving Door Works for Staffers, TooFebruary 27, 2013 2:53 PM
A new analysis by Remapping Debate and the Center for Responsive Politics shows that 41 high-ranking staffers for new members of Congress came from organizations that have a lobbying presence in Washington.
- Capital Eye Opener, June 28: Medical Pros Square Off, NY AG vs. US Chamber and GM Revs Political EngineJune 28, 2012 8:00 AM
The primary battle between Republican James Bridenstine and Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) in Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District was not only a clash of Tea Party and establishment Republicans, but of different types of medical professionals.
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Starbuck's Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz has announced that the company will begin accepting donations online and in stores of $5 or more to promote job creation, starting Nov. 1. The move comes after Schultz pledged to "withhold any further campaign contributions to the president and all members of Congress until a fair, bipartisan deal is reached that sets our nation on stronger long-term fiscal footing."
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The close ties between Rep. John Murtha and a Washington lobbying firm raided by the FBI have put the powerful Pennsylvania Democrat under greater scrutiny. The lobbyists at PMA Group have been Murtha's fifth most generous campaign donor over time, but he is just one of 284 members of the 111th Congress who have collected money from the firm, which specializes in securing federal earmarks for its clients. In total, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee have given current members of Congress $3.4 million since 1989.
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The oil and gas industry, under the spotlight this fall with energy at the forefront of political discourse, isn't hesitating to put some of its record profits into the hands of candidates who support its cause (or those it's seeking to convert). So far this election cycle, the oil and gas industry has given $12.3 million total to congressional candidates. The nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics has identified the candidates who have received the most money from oil and gas interests in this election cycle, and Capital Eye selected a few races to more deeply examine the impact of well-digger dollars on politics.
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Tel: 083 628 7607
Website: www.longstreethotel.com
Perfectly placed at the top of popular Long Street. Centrally situated, easy access to major attractions and offering of shops, boutiques, restaurants and bars.
The hotel offers 13 rooms/4 room types:
5 x STANDARD ROOMS (Queen Bed & Shower) – R750 p.r.p.n
4 x STANDARD ROOMS (Queen Bed & Shower) with balcony – R850 p.r.p.n
2 x DELUXE (King, Bath & Shower) – R850 p.r.p.n
2 x DELUXE (King, Bath & Shower) with balcony – R950 p.r.p.n
The 4 Deluxe Rooms – can be converted to twins.
Full English Breakfast included in rate.
Wifi included in rate.
Air-conditioning, mini-bars, coffee & tea making station, toiletries
Rate excludes gratuities, transfers, laundry, parking and other services.
The Table Bay Hotel
Contact Details
"Bed and Breakfast, per night only (double or single occupancy in a twin/king room)
R4575 per room per night
Minimum 4 night stay required
• Bookings can be made online using the promotional code [TBA]
• Promotion is valid to Luxury Twin or King rooms only.
• This promotion is not valid for group bookings and cannot be booked in conjunction with any other promotions of special offers.
• No refund for any unused portion of package.
• Offer excludes gratuities, drinks or incidental charges unless specified.
• Check in time is 14h00 and check out time is 11h00.
• Promotional rate applies to new reservations only.
• Rates are quoted per room per night, subject to availability. Blackout dates may apply.
• One night's deposit will be chargeable within 24 hours of the reservation being confirmed.
• Cancellation or modification of this reservation will result in 100% penalty fee of the first night's accommodation.
• Rates are nett & non-commissionable
18 - 21 September 2014
The Walden House
Contact Details
Tel: +27 21 424 4256
Website: http://www.walden-house.com
The Walden House is situated in Tamboerskloof, and within walking distance to the city. There are seven en-suite rooms. Each suite is furnished in a different style, creating a delightful ambience for every taste. The Walden House offer secure on-site parking, free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, full buffet breakfast, 24 hour security, airport transfers and private tours. At The Walden House, luxury is achieved through attention to detail, complete comfort and courteous, unobstrusive service.
R 1 500 per standard en-suite per night (max 2 guests per room): Stay 3 nights and only pay for 2 nights!! Includes breakfast, secure on-site parking and free Wi-Fi (Please Indicate Maximum No. of guests per room)
Valid from 01 April 2014 until 30 September 2014
Leeuwenvoet House
Contact Details
Tel: +27 21 424 1133
A warm welcome awaits at Leeuwenvoet House, a lovingly restored Victorian residence. Located below Table Mountain adjacent to Kloof Street, Cape Town's trendy restaurant area and only a 12-minute walk from the City centre.
All bedrooms have en suite showers and four include a bath. Each has pure cotton linen, air-conditioning, heater, hairdryer, safe, telephone, TV, radio alarm and tea tray. Breakfast is a feast with a variety of fresh fruit, yoghurt, cold meats, cheese board, fresh rolls, croissants, muffins and a full English breakfast. Heated splash pool. Walk to restaurants. Six minutes' drive to Waterfront. WiFi.
R1290 per room per night
Ashanti Lodge Guest House
Contact Details
Tel: +27 21 423 8721
Website: http://www.ashanti.co.za
Not valid with any other discount or current deal - does not include breakfast - free wi-fi in room - tea/coffee making facilities in room - dstv in room
R700 per room per night
18 - 21 September 2014
Antrim Villa
Contact Details
Tel: +27 21 433 2132
Website: http://www.antrimvilla.com
Experience the luxury at our tropical-inspired guesthouse where we make sure that you are comfortable and well looked after. This quaint hide-away is situated in Green Point and is only minutes away from the V & A Waterfront, the City Center, Camps Bay, Table Mountain and many other tourist attractions. It is a mere 5-minute walking distance from the Sea Point beach promenade, which is very popular with locals for an early morning jog or sundowner stroll, and also the Virgin Active gym for more serious workouts. The house is within walking distance of Cape Town Stadium.
Each room has an en-suite bathroom with bathroom amenities and is tastefully decorated with Scandinavian simplicity in mind and added African touches. All bedrooms are spacious with extra length European beds that may be semi-detached on request. We only use 100% cotton sheets for our beds.
All rooms have high ceilings and a relaxing atmosphere. The villa provides safe off-street parking, 24-hour service and security. In the sun drenched, yet well secluded tropical bamboo and palm garden you will find a large saltwater swimming pool, which is unique for its size (8m x 4m). Loungers, an outdoor shower and pool towels are provided for your convenience and comfort.
Luxury room at R1575 per room per night including a healthy breakfast.
15-30 September 2014
Mouille Point Village - Village & Life
Contact Details
Tel: +27 21 437 9700
Website: http://www.mouillepoint.com
Mouille Point Village is ideally situated between the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and the historic Mouille Point Light House in Cape Town, and is within walking distance of the Cape Town Stadium and Green Point Park. Mouille Point Village boasts serviced apartments, perfectly located with the ocean on your doorstep, combining the services of a hotel with the freedom to connect with the surroundings. Guests staying at Mouille Point Village feel a sense of community and the freedom to engage with the atmosphere of one of the most beautiful regions in the world.
Mouille Point Village boasts immaculately prepared self-catering apartments in an apartment complex, decorated in a clean and modern style, and graded by the Tourism Grading Council.
Loeries Package:
Stay for 4 nights and only pay for 3. Studio, room only, excluding extras. The studio sleeps maximum 2 guests. Guests must stay a minimum of 4 nights. Daily refresh service and a full service, which includes a linen and towel change after every 4 night's occupation. Parking available at an additional charge.
R630 per room per night. Studio, maximum 2 guest per room. Minimum 4 nights stay.
18 - 21 September 2014
Pepper Club
Contact Details
Tel: +27 21 812 8852
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: http://www.pepperclub.co.za
Studio - Single R 1980 (1pax) Double R2175 (2pax) One bedroom - single R2310 (1pax)Double R2490 (2pax) 2 Bedroom - single & double R3800 (4pax) 3 bedroom - single & double R5650 (6pax)Penthouse - single & double R38500 (6 pax)
The above rates are quote in SA rand are inclusive of a Full English Breakfast to be taken in the restaurant, VAT and 1% tourism levy but exclude any additional meals or services. All room service breakfasts will be charged at full prices - it is therefore not included in the above rates.
01 September - 15 October
Waterfront Village
Contact Details
Tel: +27 21 437 9700
Website: www.waterfrontvillage.com
Stay for 4 nights and only pay for 3. Luxury One Bedroom, room only, excluding extras. The apartment sleeps maximum 2 guests. Guests must stay a minimum of 4 nights. Daily refresh service and a full service, which includes a linen and towel change after every 4 night's occupation. Parking included in rate.
R1260 per room per night. One Bedroom Luxury Apartment. Maximum 2 guests per room. Minimum 4 night stay
18 - 21 September 2014
Protea Hotel - Victoria Junction
Contact Details
Tel: 021 418 1234
Website: http://www.proteahotels.com/hotels/Pages/protea-hotel-victoria-junction.aspx
Stay 2 nights save 10%, Stay 3 nights save 15%, stay 4 nights save 20%. Protea Hotel Victoria Junction is a creative, urban hotel situated on the fringe of the V&A Waterfront and near Green Point Stadium. A hybrid of modernist and contemporary chic, the hotel interior has recently been reinterpreted to be more sophisticated, but remains the darling of the glamorous set in Cape Town.
Standard Rooms: 2 nights = R 1 640 single or R 2 080 double, 3 nights = R 1 560 single or R 1 990 double, 4 nights = R 1 470 single or R 1 890 double. All rates are on a bed and breakfast basis, inclusive of VAT but excluding 1% Tourism levy. Subject to availability of rooms in this price category at time of reservation. Rates include complimentary scheduled shuttle to and from the Loeries Awards Event.
Protea hotels Loeries Specials
Valid from 15th September 2014 – 22nd September 2014.
De Waterkant Village
Contact Details
Tel: +27 21 437 9700
Fax: 021 418 6082
Email: email@example.com
Website: http://www.dewaterkant.com
Stay for 4 nights and only pay for 3. Classic One Bedroom Apartments, room only, excluding extras. The apartment sleeps maximum 2 guests. Guests must stay a minimum of 4 nights. Daily refresh service and a full service, which includes a linen and towel change after every 4 night's occupation.
R720 per room per night. Classic one bedroom apartment. Maximum 2 guest per room. Minimum 4 nights stay.
18 - 21 September 2014
Protea Breakwater Lodge
Contact Details
Tel: +27 21 406 1266
Website: http://www.proteahotels.com/breakwaterlodge
Loerie Awards Pay Stay Deal. Stay 4 nights and pay for 3 nights only. Accommodation in the heart of the V&A Waterfront.
Value Adds:
Free Parking, 20% discount voucher at Stonebreakers Restaurant, Drink Voucher to the value of R45, 20% discount voucher at Relax SPA, Free WIFI
Complimentary voucher booklet containing discounts for up to the total value of R2100!
R 1620.00 per room per night x 3 (4th night free). Minimum 2 guests per room.
Protea hotels Loeries Specials
10-25 September 2014
Strand Towers Hotel
Contact Details
Tel: +27 21 408 9100
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.strandtowerhotel.co.za
LOERIES SPECIAL: Book your 4 nights accommodation at the Strand Tower Hotel for the Loeries awards and only Pay for 3. Rates includes Bed and A Full Buffet Breakfast
R1060 per room per night (single), R1210 per room per night (double)
15- 23 September 2014
Fountain's Hotel - St George's Mall
Contact Details
Tel: +27 +21408 9100
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: http://leisurehotels.co.za/
Located in downtown Cape Town, within walking distance of the city's many attractions, the Fountains Hotel and Conference Centre offers all the services and facilities you would expect from an inner-city hotel. A gym, pool, bar, buffet restaurant with a terrace and the friendliest staff in town, all contribute to make the Fountains Hotel a luxury home away from home.
The City of Cape Town boasts a wide range of attractions. These include three World Heritage Sites, a diverse mix of cultural, historical and heritage sites, outdoor and leisure activities, entertainment, nature and environment, and of course, luxury wining and dining.
Loeries Package:
Single R1060.00 Room Per Night, Double R1250.00 Per Room Per Night
PLEASE QUOTE - LOERIE AWARDS , Rate includes Bed and Full Buffet breakfast daily
Valid 18 - 25 September 2013
Mandela Rhodes Place Hotel & Spa - Three Cities
Contact Details
Tel: +27 21 481 4000
Email: email@example.com
Website: http://wwwwww.mandelarhodesplace.co.za
It's not just the positioning of the Three Cities Mandela Rhodes Place Hotel and Spa in the historic heart of Cape Town, but also the ambience of this apartment style hotel that makes this the perfect place to base yourself for the 2014 Loerie Awards. At only R1230 per double room per night, including breakfast, you have no reason to stay anywhere else.
As an apartment style hotel guests can choose from studio or one or two bed-roomed units each offering space and an ambience of simple, classic design. Modern décor forms the neutral backdrop of each apartment which all offer elegant en-suite bathrooms, an open-plan fully equipped kitchen and lounge areas that invites relaxation.
Plan to spend time within this magical City and enjoy the world renowned sights. With Table Mountain a hop away; the Company's Garden on your doorstep and the surrounding area teeming with shops, top- class restaurants, museums, galleries and more, this central City hotel is abuzz.
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Snakes are in the same reptilian order that includes lizards, but just how and where they split off to live their legless lives has been a bit of a mystery. Transitional fossils showing the move from four-legged lizard to belly-crawling snake have remained scarce. However, that the jawbones of a Cretaceous snake from North America suggest that it might be the earliest snake on record. And this serpent was terrestrial, clearing up decades of debate about whether snakes evolved for swimming or slithering, researchers reported online July 25 in Nature (Scientific American is part of Nature Publishing Group).
The first known example of the snake in question, Coniophis precedens, was collected in eastern Wyoming and described from a single vertebra in 1892. In the 120 years since, additional vertebrae and jaw bones from the species " have been collected but never described," wrote the researchers, led by Nicholas Longrich, of Yale University's geology and geophysics department. Their analysis shows that the 70 million-year-old specimen is probably the most primitive known snake—and a sister line to the nearly 3,000 snake species that exist today.


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An update to last week's blogpostabout the Houston janitor who parodied "Call Me, Maybe" with "Call Me, Jamie."
Adriana Vasquez says JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon promised to call her after she confronted him about low pay at a congressional hearing.
Vasquez's union, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), claims she tried to call repeatedly and never got anywhere. JPMorgan told us she never called and resisted its attempts to reach out to her.
Well, somebody finally called somebody, and somebody picked up the phone.
The SEIU has released an update saying, "Earlier today, Adriana Vasquez met with a senior official at JPMorgan Chase to discuss the crisis facing Houston janitors, currently making just $9,000 annually. The conversation was productive and opened up a constructive dialogue that both parties hope will lead to a better relationship."
Ok, so Jamie didn't call, but at least someone from the bank met with Vasquez, even though the company doesn't hire the janitors who clean its offices and has nothing directly to do with their pay.
Still, happy-ish endings are possible!
Now if they can just do something about their choreography.
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